touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
Russell Baker3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
Examples of tout in a Sentence
Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 May 2025
In a statement, the White House also touted more than $243.5 billion in economic deals, including a major sale of Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Here’s how tech CEOs responded Sam Altman touts OpenAI-Microsoft alliance, says next phase will be ‘better than anyone is ready for’
OpenAI recently sparked some online controversy for not running certain safety evaluations on the final version of its o1 AI model.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Since its opening in 2015, Gilmour Space has grown to over 200 employees supporting their operations on Queensland's Gold Coast, where the company developed its spaceport and launch vehicle almost entirely from domestic resources, touting an Australian supply chain network of over 300 companies.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 May 2025
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Verb
The White House touted 140,000 deportations during Trump's first 100 days in office, although ICE reported removing about 57,000 during that period.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 May 2025
In a statement, the White House also touted more than $243.5 billion in economic deals, including a major sale of Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Here’s how tech CEOs responded Sam Altman touts OpenAI-Microsoft alliance, says next phase will be ‘better than anyone is ready for’
OpenAI recently sparked some online controversy for not running certain safety evaluations on the final version of its o1 AI model.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Since its opening in 2015, Gilmour Space has grown to over 200 employees supporting their operations on Queensland's Gold Coast, where the company developed its spaceport and launch vehicle almost entirely from domestic resources, touting an Australian supply chain network of over 300 companies.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 May 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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